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Field trials in horses between 1985 and 1990 revealed that transponders, typically the size of a grain of rice, were easy to implant with a 12-gauge needle. The trials also demonstrated that their glass covering could be implanted safely in horse tissues with little or no tissue irritation. Initial problems of transponder movement within tissue were solved by adding a special cap to the transponder.
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In the United States, the State of Louisiana�s Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) Control Program provides a good example of the successful use of implantable transponders. Electronic ID as a form of permanent identification has been found to be very practical and is given much of the credit for the reduction of EIA in Louisiana. To date, implantation has occurred in approximately 100,000 equines in the state.
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Several national studbooks(e.g. France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands) regulate the use of implantable microchip
transponders, injected in the neck of the animal, for identification and registration purposes. This identification tool, used in horses since 1985, is currently being studied and may become an important addition to competition entries and the movement control system. At present, the microchip(2 mm x 12 mm) only contains an identification number; however, a further development in the design of an interactive database is technically possible.
Traceability of Equidae: a population in motion Uit dat rapport heb ik die laatste quote gehaald.
Sinds 1985 worden er overal ter wereld paarden gechipt.... En overal ter wereld durft niemand iets te zeggen over de gevaren van de chip...
Ik heb trouwens het stukje gelezen in de Stentor..... een bijna Z-paard is weidepaard geworden doordat de chip in een spier in de hals terecht is gekomen????